Total Crime Rate

185.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Poppleton Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Holgate , and the 74th highest crime rate of 639 local areas in York .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poppleton Road (YO26 4UP) in the last 12 months was 185.5 per 1,000 residents and was 166.0% higher than the Holgate average (69.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 109.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 88.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppleton Road (YO26 4UP), the main crime hotspot is near Lindsey Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Poppleton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Yarburgh Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrington Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birstwith Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birstwith Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birstwith Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birstwith Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatsworth Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatsworth Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yarburgh Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bouthwaite Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bouthwaite Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lindsey Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lindsey Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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